Population of Iran
On January 15, 2014, state-run ISNA news agency reported that according to the National Census Center,...
Women's News
Iran: Segregation in Arak University park
Arak University students have disrupted the university's plan to segregate parks. The Iranian regime's agents set...
Iran: Nine female political prisoners in Evin prison go on hunger strike
Nine female political prisoners in Evin prison’s 350 ward went on hunger strike to protest brutal...
Iran: Female student deprived from continuing her education
Afzaneh Bayazidi, a Kurdish female student from Payame Noor University in Bukan city who was formerly...
Nearly 10% of women addicted to drugs in Iran are between 20 and 32
Zahra Bonianyan, advisor to women and the head of the Headquarters Fighting Narcotics for women and...
Iran: A woman set fire on herself in front of a security forces building in Mobarakeh
At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, a middle-aged woman set fire to herself in the...
Iran: Wife of Bahai prisoner is arrested
Intelligence agents in the city of Gorgan have arrested Mozhde Zohuri in her home. They searched...
Iran: Qarchak Varamin prison running without hot water for the past few months
Qarchak Varamin, a detention center for women, has been running without hot water for the past...
Angry students in Shin Abad gathered to protest the Iranian regime’s inaction
According to reports from from Tehran, 40 girls injured in the Piranshahr's famous Shin Abad's school...
Smuggling Iranian girls continues
December 03, 2013 - Head of the immigration police verified the “smuggling of Iranian girls to...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
More than 4,000 Prominent Political and Social Figures Call for the Revocation of Arghavan Fallahi’s Death Sentence
More than 4000 prominent political and social figures, including elected representatives, university professors, educators, lawyers, judges, authors, artists, leaders of...
Iran: Continued Arrests and Long Prison Terms for Women Protesters
January 2026 nationwide uprising has been followed by a wave of continued arrests, harsh sentences, and continued judicial uncertainty for...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.